Legal Opinion
Franklin Savings Corp. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided June 16, 2003No. 98-697 CPublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BLOCK, Judge.
Benjamin Franklin once said “I haven’t failed, I’ve found 10,000 ways that don’t work.” These words encapsulate plaintiffs’ escapades through the world of federal courts. Despite vainly prosecuting myriad legal claims in every conceivable forum and fruitlessly propounding inventive and novel legal theories, plaintiffs have continually stared down the face of defeat, personifying Mason Cooley’s aphorism, “if you at first don’t succeed, try again, and then try something else.”
Plaintiffs are comprised of Franklin Savings Association (FSA) — now a defunct Kansas…
2Cases cited83 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Minehan v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2007
- Franklin Savings Corp. v. United States (In Re Franklin Savings Corp.)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Night Vision Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2005
- L-3 Global Communications Solutions, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2008
- Madison Services, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2010
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